A preliminary magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Friday.Tremors were felt across parts of Abohar, Bathinda, Jalandhar in Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir, causing residents to rush out of buildings in panic.Preliminary: 5.9 earthquake📍 Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region🕒 On 2026/04/03 16:12:57 UTC (7m ago)⬇️ Depth: 171 kmhttps://t.co/qnqnqiGtfz— Earthquakes (@NewEarthquake) April 3, 2026According to a report by Reuters, the quake was at a depth of 177 km (110 miles), GFZ said.